Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
William James
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
William James
Age: 68 †
Born: 1842
Born: January 11
Died: 1910
Died: August 26
Philosopher
Physician
Psychologist
University Teacher
W. James
Passion
Mathematical
Union
Math
Unions
Fervor
Measure
Correctness
Ideals
Mathematician
Mathematics
Surely
Poet
Ideal
More quotes by William James
As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to magnanimity, and appeals to sympathy or justice, are folly when we are dealing with human crocodiles and boa-constrictors.
William James
Our minds thus grow in spots and like grease-spots, the spots spread. But we let them spread as little as possible: we keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can. We patch and tinker more than we renew. The novelty soaks in it stains the ancient mass but it is also tinged by what absorbs it.
William James
We believe as much as we can. We would believe everything if we could.
William James
To know psychology, therefore, is absolutely no guarantee that we shall be good teacher.
William James
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.
William James
... no bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp.
William James
Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.
William James
Ninety-nine hundredths or, possibly, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousandths of our activity is purely automatic and habitual, from our rising in the morning to our lying down each night.
William James
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
William James
Effort is a measure of a Man.
William James
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
William James
We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.
William James
As we take, in fact, a general view of the wonderful stream of our consciousness, what strikes us first is this different pace of its parts. Like a bird 's life, it seems to be made of an alternation of flights and perchings.
William James
Belief creates the actual fact.
William James
I am no lover of disorder and doubt as such. Rather do I fear to lose truth by this pretension to possess it already wholly.
William James
The thinker philosophizes as the lover loves. Even were the consequences not only useless but harmful, he must obey his impulse.
William James
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
William James
Do every day or two something for no other reason than its difficulty.
William James
Life shall be built in doing and suffering and creating.
William James
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed. which give happiness. Thomas Jefferson We never enjoy perfect happiness our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction.
William James
